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Video: Thirla Alagala's 'Totem'

Thirla Alagala created a short animated film inspired by the Alaska Native totem poles in Saxman Native Village Totem Pole Park in Ketchikan. The film "Totem" was Alagala's second year final project for the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts. Alagala's transformative visit to Ketchikan prompted her to make "Totem." "I absolutely respect all the hard work that goes into making totem poles and was so incredibly inspired by it. I thought I could create a really striking imagery and surrealism placing my film in Alaska and around totem poles," Alagala said.

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